Man quizzed over sexual assault in mountains

A 26-YEAR-OLD man from west Dublin was being questioned in Tralee garda station last night in connection with a vicious sexual attack on a young woman in the Wicklow mountains, on Sunday morning.

Thu, 23 Nov, 2006 - 00:00

Donal Hickey and Seán McCárthaigh

The man, who has been living in Tralee for up to four years, was arrested around teatime last evening.

It is understood a team of Wicklow-based gardaí are in Tralee as part of the investigation.

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Courts Crime Place: West Dublin Place: Tralee Garda Station Place: Wicklow Mountains Place: Tralee Place: Wicklow Place: Dublin Place: Feather Beds Place: Glencree Person: Gardaí Organisation: Tallaght Hospital

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